Ouf may refer to:
People
* ''-ouf'' (familial affix), a family name affix in Norman-French and a French spelling of Arabic names ending with ''-ūf'', see
List of family name affixes
Family name affixes are a clue for surname etymology and can sometimes determine the ethnic origin of a person. This is a partial list of affixes.
Prefixes
* A – (Romanian) "son of"
* Ab – (Welsh, Cornish, Breton) "son of"
* Af – (Danish, ...
* Ouf (surname), a Norman surname concentrated around Le Havre, from Old Norse personal name ''Úlfr''
* ''ouf'', a usual French
Verlan
() is a type of argot in the French language, featuring inversion of syllables in a word, and is common in slang and youth language. It rests on a long French tradition of transposing syllables of individual words to create slang words. The wor ...
word from ''fou'' meaning "crazy, mad, fool"
* Ufentina (abbreviated: Ouf.) a Roman Empire voting division, a
Roman tribe
A ''tribus'', or tribe, was a division of the Roman people, constituting the voting units of a legislative assembly of the Roman Republic.''Harper's Dictionary of Classical Literature and Antiquities'', "Tribus."''Oxford Classical Dictionary'', "T ...
;Surnamed
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Abdurrahman Ibn Ouf (581-654), a companion of the Prophet Mohammed
* Ezzat Abu Ouf (musician), founding member of Egyptian rock band ''
Les Petits Chats
Les Petits Chats (Little Cats) was a well-known Egyptian rock band from Cairo that was formed in the 1960s. It was founded by Wagdi Francis. The group has an important place in the history of Egyptian rock music.
Background
The group was founded ...
''
* Heba Abu Ouf (squash player), Egyptian national champion of squash, cousin to pro squash player
Lina El Tannir
Lina El Tannir, (born October 23, 1987 in Cairo) was a professional squash player who represented Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa an ...
(born 1987)
* Haji Ouf, father of Iranian artist
Aydin Aghdashloo
Aydin Aghdashloo ( fa, آیدین آغداشلو; born October 30, 1940) is an Iranian painter, graphist, art curator, writer, and film critic.
Early life and education
Aydin Aghdashloo, the son of Mohammad-Beik Aghdashloo (Haji Ouf) and Nahi ...
(born 1940)
* Hazem Ouf (businessman), CEO since 2017 of chain restaurant
Logan's Roadhouse
Logan's Roadhouse is a chain of casual dining restaurants based in Houston, Texas, United States, founded in 1991 in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. There are 135 Logan's Roadhouse locations throughout twenty-two states.
The chain uses retro style ...
* Maha Abu Ouf, wife (married 1981) of Egyptian musician
Omar Khorshid
Omar Khorshid ( ar, عمر خورشيد; April 9, 1945 – May 29, 1981) was an Egyptian guitarist, musician, composer, accompanist and actor. Born in Cairo, he was a well-known guitarist who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, ...
(1945-1981)
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Youssef Abou Ouf (1924-1989), Egyptian basketball player
;Nicknamed
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Robert Citerne (born 1961, nicknamed "Bob le Ouf") French wheelchair fencer
Fictional characters
* King Ouf the First (french: Roi Ouf 1re), main character from the 1877 opera
''L'étoile'' (opera)
* Ouf, character portrayed by Claude Brosset from the 1967 drama film
''Shock Troops'' (film)
Places
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Ouf-en-Ternois, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, France; a commune
Other uses
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''Nuts'' (2012 film), originally released and released in French as "Ouf", a French comedy film
* Beijing Eofa International Jet (ICAO airline code: OUF), see
List of airline codes (B)
* ''
Operation Urgent Fury
The United States invasion of Grenada began at dawn on 25 October 1983. The United States and a coalition of six Caribbean nations invaded the island nation of Grenada, north of Venezuela. Codenamed Operation Urgent Fury by the U.S. military, ...
'' (1983), the U.S. invasion of Grenada
* O-Unit Flippase (OUF), an enzymic protein related to the protein family
MOP flippase
See also
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Osaka University of Foreign Studies (OUFS)
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Oeuf (disambiguation)
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EUF (disambiguation)
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